Elaborating the Aquapelagic Imaginary: Catalina Island, Tourism and Mermaid Iconography
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Marine and Island Cultures
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2212-6821
DOI: 10.21463/jmic.2019.08.2.07